Play music together… slowly. First Sunday of the month.

Jimmy Allen

Our friend Ciaran (who taught Noah his first Irish tune) inspired us to learn this lovely piper’s tune. It is apparently a Rant from Northumberland, much like Salmon Tails, which is a dance that I’m yet to see. I think that is meant to affect our playing of the tune, but I’m not entirely sure how, but I think we’ll have fun as it’s fairly straight-forward and goes well with Salmon Tails.

You can tell it’s a good tune because everyone claims it as their own… I’ve seen it claimed on youtube as a Scottish tune, an Irish tune and even a tune from New England… so it’s spread afar and for long enough to feel at home in many places.